On July 1, the 5C PT department received a visit from a VIP, an admiral with an entourage that included his wife and half a dozen uniformed personnel. The admiral was there to show his concern for injured military members, whether or not their injuries were sustained in battle. His demeanor was equally sincere with the sailor who suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury from a rocket propelled grenade as with the one who got his foot mangled when, as he explained to the admiral, “I was T-boned on my Harley, sir.” And if the admiral noticed this sailor’s t-shirt touting the Chicken Ranch brothel in Las Vegas, he didn’t show it, pressing a medallion in the man’s palm as he shook his hand.
Afterwards, I Googled Admiral Robert Willard, and learned from Wikipedia that he is Commander of the US Pacific Command. “He is responsible for the world’s largest fleet command, encompassing 100 million square miles and more than 170 ships and submarines, 1,300 aircraft, and 122,000 Sailors, Reservists and civilians…he is the supreme military authority for the various branches of the Armed Forces of the United States serving within its area of responsibility… only the President of the United States, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and the Secretary of Defense advised by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) have greater authority.” Well, OK, then!
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